Man faces charges in Monmouth County Courthouse bomb scare

1:17 AM,
Dec. 1, 2012

Ellis Goodson

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A man was arrested in connection with the bomb threat that caused the evacuation and closing of the Monmouth County Courthouse in October, authorities said.

Ellis Goodson, 35, with a last known address in Neptune, was arrested Tuesday in Asbury Park and charged with false public alarm, according to Cynthia Scott, public information officer for the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

A joint investigation by the Sheriff's Office and Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office found the call originated in Freehold and came from Goodson's phone, which could only send 911 calls. ...